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Re: Ethical DDoS drone network
From: "Edward B. DREGER" <eddy+public+spam () noc everquick net>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 02:13:19 +0000 (GMT)
RD> Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 09:48:16 +0800 RD> From: Roland Dobbins RD> When one has a network/system in which the basic security BCPs RD> haven't been implemented, it makes little sense to expend scarce RD> resources testing when those resources could be better-employed RD> hardening and increasing the resiliency and robustness of said RD> network/system. Very true. "Hey, it really _did_ break!" is hardly a useful approach. Your post awakened my inner cynic: Perhaps there are people who look to stress-testing OPNs in hopes that the weakest link is elsewhere, so that they may point the proverbial finger instead of fixing internal problems. #include "cost-shifting/patchining,smtp-auth,spf,urpf,et-cetera.h" Eddy -- Everquick Internet - http://www.everquick.net/ A division of Brotsman & Dreger, Inc. - http://www.brotsman.com/ Bandwidth, consulting, e-commerce, hosting, and network building Phone: +1 785 865 5885 Lawrence and [inter]national Phone: +1 316 794 8922 Wichita ________________________________________________________________________ DO NOT send mail to the following addresses: davidc () brics com -*- jfconmaapaq () intc net -*- sam () everquick net Sending mail to spambait addresses is a great way to get blocked. Ditto for broken OOO autoresponders and foolish AV software backscatter.
Current thread:
- Re: Ethical DDoS drone network, (continued)
- Re: Ethical DDoS drone network David Barak (Jan 05)
- Re: Ethical DDoS drone network Roland Dobbins (Jan 05)
- Re: Ethical DDoS drone network Jack Bates (Jan 05)
- Re: Ethical DDoS drone network Roland Dobbins (Jan 05)
- Re: Ethical DDoS drone network Bill Stewart (Jan 07)
- Re: Ethical DDoS drone network Justin Shore (Jan 06)
- Re: Ethical DDoS drone network Stephen Sprunk (Jan 06)
- Re: Ethical DDoS drone network Roland Dobbins (Jan 06)
- Re: Ethical DDoS drone network Edward B. DREGER (Jan 06)
- Re: Ethical DDoS drone network Roland Dobbins (Jan 06)
- Re: Ethical DDoS drone network Edward B. DREGER (Jan 06)
- Re: Ethical DDoS drone network David Barak (Jan 06)
- Re: Ethical DDoS drone network Mark Foster (Jan 04)
- Re: Ethical DDoS drone network Patrick W. Gilmore (Jan 04)
- Re: Ethical DDoS drone network Roland Dobbins (Jan 04)
- Re: Ethical DDoS drone network Patrick W. Gilmore (Jan 04)
- Re: Ethical DDoS drone network Gadi Evron (Jan 04)
- Re: Ethical DDoS drone network kris foster (Jan 04)
- Re: Ethical DDoS drone network Gadi Evron (Jan 05)